Trump Says Xi Told Him China Is Not Sending Weapons to Iran

The Iran war has further complicated the US-China dynamic.
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By Skylar Woodhouse and Jeff Mason

April 15, 2026 at 10:14 AM UTC

Updated on

April 15, 2026 at 12:07 PM UTC

President Donald Trump said China’s Xi Jinping told him Beijing was not providing weapons to Iran in a letter exchange between the two leaders ahead of their high-profile summit.

Trump in an interview with Fox Business said he had written to Xi, motivated by concerns over arms sales amid the US, Israeli war on Iran.